Gary Chapman Love Quotations

Love is the fundamental building block of all human relationships. It will greatly impact our values and morals. Love is the important ingredient in one’s search for meaning.

Sex is the joining of two bodies; love is the joining of two souls.

Much of the misbehavior of children is motivated by the cravings of an empty LOVE TANK.

Recent research has indicated that the average individual listens for only seventeen seconds before interrupting and interjecting his own ideas.

The person who is "in-love" has the ilusion that his beloved is perfect.

Love is reaching out to try to get to the other person.

Love is always freely given. Love cannot be demanded. We can request things of each other, but we must never demand anything. Requests give direction to love, but demands stop the flow of love.

The object of love is not getting something you want but doing something for the well-being of the one you love.

You cannot force someone to accept an expression of love. You can only offer it. If it is not accepted, you must respect the other person's decision.

Inside every child is an 'emotional rani's waiting to be filled with love. When a child really feels loved, he will develop normally but when the love tank is empty, the child will misbehave. Much of the misbehavior of children is motivated by the cravings of an empty 'love tank

Real love" - "This kind of love is emotional in nature but not obsessional. It is a love that unites reason and emotion. It involves an act of the will and requires discipline, and it recognizes the need for personal growth.

Love is something you do for someone else, not something you do for yourself.

Conflicts are not a sign you've married the wrong person. They simply affirm you are human.

Love is a choice you make everyday.

Our most basic emotional need is not to fall in love but to be genuinely loved by another, to know a love that grows out of reason and choice, not instinct. I need to be loved by someone who chooses to love me, who sees in me something worth loving.

People tend to criticize their spouse most loudly in the area where they themselves have the deepest emotional need.